Sklave

Sklave Sklave
Village
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Blagoevgrad Province
Municipality	Sandanski
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sklave is a village in the municipality of Sandanski, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.^[1] The name of the village originates from the Latin word Sclavus, meanining a slave. A slave market was situated in the village in Ancient times. A traditional fair still takes place in the village during these days, with farm animals mainly traded. Here the gladiator Spartacus was traded to the roman empire. The village is also Spartacus's hometown.

References

↑ Guide Bulgaria, Accessed May 5, 2010

Sandanski Municipality
Capital: Sandanski
Villages	Belevehchevo Belyovo Bozhdovo Chereshnitsa Damyanitsa Debrene Doleni Dzhigurovo Golem Tsalim Goleshovo Gorna Sushitsa Gorno Spanchevo Harsovo Hotovo Hrasna Kalimantsi Karlanovo Katuntsi Kashina Kovachevo Krastiltsi Ladarevo Laskarevo Lebnitsa Lehovo Levunovo Leshnitsa Lilyanovo Lozenitsa Lyubovishte Lyubovka Malki Tsalim Melnik (town) Novo Delchevo Novo Hodzhovo Petrovo Piperitsa Pirin Ploski Polenitsa Rozhen Sklave Spatovo Stozha Struma Sugarevo Valkovo Vinogradi Vihren Vranya Yanovo Zlatolist Zornitsa
Landmarks	Rozhen Monastery Melnik Rock Pyramids Church of St Nicholas, Melnik Melnik History Museum Kordopulov House Popinolashki waterfall Sandanski Stadium
Culture	FC Vihren Sandanski
Notable people	Emanuil Vaskidovich Aleksandar Tomov

Coordinates: 41°31′N 23°19′E / 41.517°N 23.317°E / 41.517; 23.317

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